(born 1976). British cyclist Christopher Hoy won seven Olympic medalssix gold and one silver. He was the most successful male Olympic cyclist of all time.

Hoy was born on March 23, 1976, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He took up cycling at age seven and competed in bicycle motocross racing until 1991, when he turned briefly to mountain biking. He changed disciplines to track cycling in 1992, and two years

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